You must realize that I have been operating a "all-weather" MICHELIN Latitude for the past seven years. The tires are great, without a question, but after seven winters, you basically have to switch to winter tires. It's merely a fairy tale of some sort! My overall driving ability has at least tripled. Of course, the review is pointless without a comparative comparison (and I don't have the opportunity to evaluate many tires), but I still advise purchasing it. In St. Petersburg right now, there isn't much snow, but ice is always present. A automobile weighs about 2300 kg, thus the difference is just disastrous. The conclusion is straightforward: NOKIAN for the winter, MICHELIN for the summer. Of course, it creates noise on asphalt. And fairly powerful. However, if you approach it from a security perspective, spit on these noises a hundred times over.